CondoAdvisory Blog

A recent review on condoadvisory.com brought to the public`s attention the home of know criminal Jonathan Bacon. As he is a likely target in the Gang world this is probably not a person you want to be close to. This is unfortunate for the residents of the building but certainly it is of great value [...]

I just came across and interesting post on a Florida site called condovultures.com
Seems that all the doom and gloom may come around after all. In Florida there has been a recent surge in condo sales, although by recent I mean 7 days so not sure how useful this is for long term trending, but an [...]

It is a fact that there is always going to be some noise when you are living in a condo building, wood frame or concrete. Of course this can also change as people move in and out of the building etc. and there is really nothing you can do about that. What you can do [...]

Well surprise surprise. We all know this was coming. Onni has decided to sue buyers who did not complete on pre-sales contracts. There a always numerous angles to look at things from, but in the end there is a contract and that is the end of the story. Buyers need to make sure they understand [...]

Well it about time. First we saw the marketing effort by Onni and MAC Marketing to get condos moving again. As I discussed before, it mostly amounts to them coming back to where current market values are rather than being over market which they have been since the beginning. That seemed to work in an [...]

Photo Courtesy of: Ma1974
when buying a condo there are a number of things to take into consideration, the bylaws, the rules and regulations, how much money is in the contingency fund, how old is the roof etc.
Now lets say you are in a wheelchair, there are probably a few other things to take into consideration, [...]

Good information can come form many sources. I came across a condo buyers guide written by a realtor in Honduras. Of course basic principles apply universally so I thought this would be a good read for those potential condo investors.
Roatan Condominium Buyers Guide

In a follow up to a post from the December 29th, I thought this article in the Nanaimo Daily News was interesting. It simply points out that you can and should look to Realtors to help in the education and understanding process when buying a condo, especially in looking out for leaky condo issues or [...]

Yes the market is down all over the country, but certainly to different degrees in different places. I think most would agree that when you have a market like this there will be opportunities for good investments.
Toronto may be a place to watch in the investment condo market as pointed out in the following Metro [...]

Seems that the lowering prices and interest rates are getting some buyers excited again about getting into the market. This may not mean that starting tomorrow there will be a flood of new buyers again, but I think it is likely that early in 2009 we will see buyers coming back to the table again.
As [...]